This favorite rice dish that I make fairly often needs no other seasoning as the sausages are well-seasoned already. It takes only 20 minutes to the table. We like chicken sausages we buy at Sam’s or Costco, or Amy’s brand, any flavor you like. They average...

The orange colored rice is from the orange juice and curry powderA recipe from Polly Clingerman’s Dinner Companion that we are all fond of it this recipe for Orange Chicken. The chicken is good, but the rice is really the star of this recipe. Bettie who...

Top left: clockwise: Browning beef and onions, ready to pressure cook, instant pot heating, after final cooking, ready for lunch. Have you succumbed and purchased an instant pot yet? I finally did, because I like my stove-top pressure cooker and the idea...

For a simple, easy gluten free meal try this recipe for Cabbage Egg Roll noodle bowl. It is by Courtney Stultz, Kansas, and with just a few small changes to suit our family, I had dinner ready and on the table in no time. Bettie is not a fan of stir fries...

Spread out to cool before freezing All of us are wild rice eaters, but it takes about 50 to 60 minutes to cook and you need to keep an eye on it. Now that I have the new electric pressure cooker I decided to try cooking it in there. I used a cup of wild...

We really like home-canned pepper relish, and it makes this salad easy and tasty. I almost always make this the night before and combine before serving – no fuss in serving day. We like it with anything from the grill or sandwiches. Cooked dressing is much...

To use your frozen homemade cream of mushroom soup try this version of a old Campbell’s chicken and rice dish. You need to thaw the cream of mushroom soup in the refrigerator overnight. I used fresh thyme but dried thyme or another herb will work just fine....

This is a great recipe from “Conecuh Sausage", whose ads run in Southern magazines like “Taste of the South” and “Southern Living”. You can use pints of your own home canned beans or tomatoes, or use 2 cups of cooked beans for each pint called for. I have...

This refreshing salad is perfect when cucumbers and peppers are ready in the garden or Farmer’s Market. I use home-canned chicken or turkey, but any diced cooked chicken or purchased canned chicken work, although the purchased canned chicken has much more...

My husband says that his Mom made this kind of rice pudding often…and why not – they had 8 children and even today, I made 10 servings for $1.85! They also had dairy cattle and chickens for fresh eggs – excellent nutrition and protein for much less than...

Myrna and I both like wild rice, having spent our growing-up years in Minnesota. As you probably guessed, wild rice is a grass seed, not a grain. When cooked, wild rice expands to three to four times its original size. We usually cook plenty and freeze...

Noodles on left Cheese on right Tonight is cold and raw so made a casserole I had been wanting to try. It is for a larger amount than we would eat so my daughter and grandson stayed to help eat it. I made a loaf of Herb batter bread so the house smelled...

Bacon is the flavor boost in this different but delicious corn chowder. The second time I made this I used cooked rice I had leftover and frozen…even quicker! I used plain corn and some diced garden red and green peppers I had in the freezer. I could envision...

Here are some more recipes for using rice that are sweet instead of savory. The first three call for already-cooked rice, and are a good opportunity to use rice from your freezer. The last one is more traditional, and uses dry rice that is cooked along...

Glorified Rice has always been a favorite of Lyle’s. A friend of his Mom used to make it and share with them. The Meta Givens Encyclopedia of Cooking has the recipe I always use to make it. I have updated the directions a little as these are older books....

Bettie grew up eating Spanish Rice out of a can and so does not like Spanish Rice at all. However, she was willing to try some homemade and as Lyle and I are both rice eaters I was sure willing to try to make some. This is a little different from the recipe...

There are so many ways and cuisines that use rice, that it’s probably impossible to find a cook who doesn’t have it in their kitchen. Cooked rice freezes beautifully, and it’s great to keep on hand. We freeze ours flat in quart plastic freezer bags, in...

Need to stretch that breakfast sausage? Here’s a delicious way to do it. This is basically a mild chili recipe made with sausage instead of beef, one that most folks will enjoy. It could certainly be served over whatever starch your family enjoys; spaghetti,...

Taking a basic recipe and changing it to suit your families taste is an easy thing to do. This recipe from Johnsonville Sausage Company did not call for the pecans, but we like them with rice so I used some. Added sherry to the cooking liquid and left out...